Thursday, September 20, 2007

vocab

Paradigm
A paradigm basically is a pattern that similar words follow.
Paradigm is a noun.
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Freshmen should follow a paradigm of a good student.
Synonyms: archetype, model, sample

Philology
Philology is the study of language or a literary work.
Philology is a noun.
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The students used philology while reading Ancient Egyptian Myths.
Synonyms: linguistics, interpretation, language

Phonology
Phonology is the study of sounds such as the way people say certain words and letters.
Phonology is a noun.
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In Pygmalion one of the main characters studied phonology and he monitored a young girl and helped her learn proper English.
Synonyms: phonetics, phonemics, sound of speech

Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the ability to talk or write persuasively.
Rhetoric is a noun.
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A president uses rhetoric when he gives long speeches.
Synonyms: flowery language, idiom, wordy

Syntax
Syntax is the study of grammar in sentences.
Syntax is a noun.
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The teacher told me to look back through my essay and correct all of my syntax errors.
Synonyms: rudiments, sentence structure, alphabet

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